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Christoph Zed

Celebrities, recession fuel interest in etiquette | Lifestyle | Reuters - 0 views

  • Misbehaving celebrities and the recession have pushed more people to improve their etiquette in a bid to gain an edge over job rivals
  • he art of living with style, class and grace
  • For too long this 'stupid girl' behavior has been burning the daily headlines and I really think there's a lot of people out there who wanted to see a return to our feminine values,
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  • tand up and take back our dignity and our values and our self respect," said Christy. "It's great that we have seen this resurgence in etiquette and manners and self respect
  • studies has shown that "85 percent of the reason a person gets a job, keeps a job and moves up is related to their people skills.
  • Manners are the great equalizer and if you have manners you can walk into any business or social situation
Christoph Zed

Obama's Kanye West comment sparks debate - 0 views

  • President Barack Obama's candid thoughts about Kanye West are provoking a debate over standards of journalism in the Twitter age.
  • But he said it is broadcast tradition that such pre-interview chatter is considered off the record until the formal interview begins.
  • The incident is reminiscent of past "open-mic" incidents involving politicians
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  • "If you're sitting there with a microphone on, you don't have a reasonable expectation of privacy,
  • "The president calling Kanye West a 'jackass' is perfect information for a tweet," she said. "In fact, that's the ideal format. You can do it in 140 characters. There's not much else to say."
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